Vikings rookie quarterback J.J. McCarthy will miss the 2024 season after surgery on his torn meniscus revealed a repair was necessary, coach Kevin O'Connell said.
Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell speaks to the media about J.J. McCarthy's season-ending torn meniscus and his next steps following the injury. Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia. You can follow him via Twitter @SeifertESPN.
"Other quarterbacks in our league have gone through similar things early on in their journey and came back better and stronger than ever, and that is not only my expectation, but I know that is going to happen for J.J," O'Connell said."We'll have a great plan for him not only in the quarterback room with those other guys, but a process so that him and I can continue to build our rapport and make sure there is a day-to-day football process.".
The injury has halted that momentum. There was some hope that the meniscus damage could be rectified by a"trim" procedure that would have allowed McCarthy to return by midseason, but a medical team led by Vikings orthopedic surgeon Dr. Chris Larson determined that a full repair was needed.
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